MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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